diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
index 69229ed5..ed196ae7 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class CompiledObject(Base):
     def __init__(self, obj, parent=None):
         self.obj = obj
         self.parent = parent
-        self.doc = inspect.getdoc(obj)
+        self.doc = inspect.getdoc(obj) or ''
 
     @property
     def params(self):
diff --git a/test/test_evaluate/test_compiled.py b/test/test_evaluate/test_compiled.py
index dd1959ba..eb3ad4ed 100644
--- a/test/test_evaluate/test_compiled.py
+++ b/test/test_evaluate/test_compiled.py
@@ -38,3 +38,12 @@ def test_parse_function_doc_illegal_docstr():
     doesn't have a closing bracket.
     """
     assert ('', '') == compiled._parse_function_doc(docstr)
+
+
+def test_doc():
+    """
+    Even CompiledObject docs always return empty docstrings - not None, that's
+    just a Jedi API definition.
+    """
+    obj = compiled.CompiledObject(''.__getnewargs__)
+    assert obj.doc == ''